speakers

well I have a special little cable that I run to my surround sound system, I'm also about to dedicate an older computer to becoming a media center networked to the entire home via our router.

wut cable is it?

They sell little adapter plugs that you can use. I use one to get sound from my pc speakers and reciever at the same time on my pc. I'm not sure exactly what it's called though, it's just a little y splitter for analog output.

radioshack

speakers
i would get yourself a mixer and hook everythign up to it that way

cubik

wut exactyle is a mixer and wut can u do with it? how would i hook it all up so it plays through my cp speakers,tv,and some other speakers?

Why would you want your lousy computer speakers and tv together with your house speakers? Ok, no matter, I'll explain a mixer for you in a mo but it's not needed.

One source is from the computer in which case computer speakers can connect from a mini stereo jack or better to a USB to mini stereo jack device (computers are very noisy). The computer can connect to a AMP which shold be able to send the signal to the house speakers and the tv (there are too many ways to do this to be specific)

OR you use a DVD player as the source. In which case house speakers and tv are no problem. Your lousy computer speakers can probably connect by mini jack direct but if not... I'm guessing you use windoze in which case forget about good audio transfer to your computer.

Ah, the mixer. Its usually for Pro-Audio applications. Which means not for your home. Multiple inputs (by microphone or instrument, like a band) then Mixed together for one output. When you listen to your favourite CD it has been Mixed. But not siutable for your needs, because, if it is a good mixer, aimed at pro-audio then the voltage is configued +14dB higher. If its bad, it probably still requires unbalanced inputs, whereas consumer audio is on mini jacks.